William "Billie" Grant

• General Notes
  • William Grant (b. 9-15-1807, d. 5-2-1887, m. 3-16-1834)
    
    Born in South Carolina; moved to Habersham County, GA about 1818; buried at Level Grove Church Cemetery in Cornelia, GA; his epitaph reads: "The respected peace maker of his community."  He was a teacher, deacon, Justice of the Peace, and a farmer.  He was baptized into Mud Creek Baptist Church on 9-27-1835 and was ordained as a deacon in February, 1839.
    
    m. Violet Robertson (b. 5-24-1814, d. 8-1-1873)
    
    Born in SC; she was the first person to be buried at Level Grove Church Cemetery in Cornelia, GA which was part of William Grant's estate; her epitaph reads: "Asleep in Jesus, happy sleep from which none ever wake to weep."
    
    Billy and Violet had ten sons (lst died in infancy).  Of the remaining nine, six served in the Confederacy.  Eight of the sons are buried at Level Grove Cemetery.  Land for that part of the cemetery was given by William Grant.  Violet was the first person buried there.  Today their graves are marked with the tallest obelisk in the cemetery inscribed with Violet's epitaph:  "She hath done what she could."  Their sons served Habersham County as Tax Receiver, Tax Collector, Sheriff, Legislator, School Superintendent, and Justice of Peace.
    
    Children:           *Infant Grant
    
                            *John Cicero "Jackie" Grant (b. 10-16-1832, d. 10-12-1908, m. 9-12-1863)
    
                                    m. Allie Louvenah (Louvenia) Deanors (b. 4-8-1847, d. 4-25-1919)
    
                            James Hampton (Jim Hamp) Grant (b. 2-1-1838, d. 9-9-1925) - m. Mary Faulkner Grant
    
                            *Alexander Peter Grant (b. 6-18-1840, d. 5-15-1919) - m. Triphenia Herrin (b. 10-22-1842, d. 10-22-1933)
    
                            *Thomas Benton Grant (b. 2-11-1843, d. 6-22-1914)
    
    m. E. Victoria Martin (b. 12-5-1854, d. 7-27-1932
    
                            *William Phillip (Buck) Grant (b. 7-14-1845, d. 5-14-1882)
    
                            George Washington (Dock) Grant (b. 10-9-1847, d. 5-12-1925)
    
    m. Martha J. Morris (b. 3-18-1864, d. 1-18-1937)
    
                            Benjamin Worth Grant (b. 2-11-1850, d. 3-9-1929, m. 2-1-1876, served as School Superintendent)
    
                                        m. Susie Smith (b. 3-1-1850, d. 12-31-1922)
    
                            *Calloway Williford Grant (b. 2-25-1852, d. 12-1-1941)
    
    m. Mary R. ----- (b. 5-20-1862, d. 10-8-1957)
    
                            *Paul F. Grant (b. 8-4-1854, d. 1-2-1914, served as Sheriff) - m. Rachel Ann Allison (b. 1862, d. 1946)
    
    m. Emily Allred Ward; Emily was a widow and she and William had no children.
    
                           
    
    
    
    

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